Taiwan govt makes an unusual strategic investment move. Taiwan's military advances. Fraud, gangsters, and the criminal diaspora--that's my big story today! Some Han recall and recent polling updates. Finally, Taiwan called on China to apologize for the Tiananmen massacre, which of course, China totally did (actually no.)

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The government is sending odd signals on foreign residents and stimulus vouchers. Carrefour is taking over Wellcome and Jasons Market Place. The government suffers a big data leak, which could be very worrying. Chinese devices are leaky. A fairly high profile KMT figure bolts to the TPP, and has some very interesting things to say about why. UDN ranks local governments by female participation, and I find an interesting correlation. Finally, updates and analysis on the Han recall, which is shaping up to be an interesting race--plus you'll get my prediction on that.

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The government is throwing around subsidies like rice at a wedding. GDP forecast cut, but Taiwan towers in R&D. Plans for "Kinmen Airlines" announced. NTNU to no longer sing the praises of reuniting with the motherland. What's up with the Transitional Justice Commission? Taiwan wants more American missiles. The Criminal adultery law has been struck down. Taiwan has reacted with horror to the new national security law passed in Beijing to control Hong Kong. Finally, China held a 15th anniversary of the Anti-Secession Law shindig, because they're such a fun bunch of guys.

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Since today is a big show, we had to move some stories to tomorrow. A vote-buying conviction for former Fantasy 4 members. A wee bit on the HK reaction. "Peaceful reunification" back on the PRC menu. Will the Han recall campaign succeed? Some doubts enter the picture. Finally, polls released show Hou Yu-yi is a powerhouse, but the rest of the KMT is in the doghouse.

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Government subsidies announced and a super fun sounding tourism plan. Some mixed economic news. The "King of Hualian" wants to join legislative Q&A sessions from prison. The KMT is slamming the new cabinet for being overly testosterone-enhanced. The Han recall is going to get lots of cops, and the recall organizer goes on a legal attack spree. And finally, Viva Taiwan!

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Some interesting business news. Speculation is mounting on who will challenge Taichung's Mayor Lu Shiow-yen in the next election. The Han recall is heading into the final stretch. The government is applying more oversight on Chinese entry permits. Finally, Taiwan responds to the proposed Chinese national security they plan to impose on Hong Kong.

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Michael Turton (麥哲恩) and co-host Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) discuss updates on Kaohsiung Mayor's Han Kuo-Yu's recall vote, President Tsai's second inauguration, a look at 2022 and 2024 elections, TSMC's new US factory plans, KMT as an opposition party, and some punchable punching paunchy punch-offs.

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Some reasonably good news on the economic front, considering. There are signs of life at Hon Hai's (Foxconn's) Wisconsin plants. Thousands of same-sex marriages have been recorded one year on the passage of the law, making it legal. Flooding in Kaohsiung brings out the obligatory rain gear politics. The DPP appears to be making another move to strip away a martial law era relic of KMT institutional dominance, and the KMT lost a whole ton of money last year.

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Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. It is also intended to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).

Some reasonably good news on the economic front, considering. There are signs of life at Hon Hai's (Foxconn's) Wisconsin plants. Thousands of same-sex marriages have been recorded one year on the passage of the law, making it legal. Flooding in Kaohsiung brings out the obligatory rain gear politics. The DPP appears to be making another move to strip away a martial law era relic of KMT institutional dominance, and the KMT lost a whole ton of money last year.

As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw.

Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. It is also intended to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).

The Han anti-recall campaign is getting dirty, with explosive new allegations. KMT Chair Johnny Chiang admits he's got an uphill climb on reforming the party. Japan, the Czech Republic, and the US all show Taiwan some love. Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says he'll ensure no more diplomatic partners will bolt...wait, what!? Finally, China drops the word "peaceful" in front of "reunification" in key speech, should we be worried?

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Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. It is also intended to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).

This inauguration special covers who showed up and a possible bombshell statement by President Tsai that seems to suggest the Republic of China, Taiwan, was born at the dawn of the 1950s. Her speech also suggests significant changes coming to the military. She stands calm but firm on China relations, but they're already upset. A possible bombshell, or not, on constitutional reform. Finally, we get into some of the international response to her inauguration.

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Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. It is also intended to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).